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mpseir  una  6ott 


BY 

A.  McGregor  rose 

(a.  m.  r.  Gordon) 
THE  PICTURES  BY  JESSIE  A.  WALKER 


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A  NOTE 


MYSELF  UND  GOTT 


THE  COMPLETE  POEM  PUBLISHED  FOR  THE  FIRST  TIME 
IN  THIS  COUNTRY 


HE  now  famous  poem  which  was  published  in  the  Herald  some  few  months 


1  ago,  and  which  was  recited  by  Captain  Coghlan  during  his  famous  speech, 
was  written  under  peculiar  circumstances  in  Montreal  in  October,  1897.  The  poem 
as  it  was  in  the  original  consisted  of  thirteen  verses,  not  eight,  as  published 
throughout  the  world  during  the  last  two  years. 

The  occasion  upon  which  the  poem  was  written  was  the  Emperor  William's 
speech  upon  the  divine  right  of  kings  and  his  own  special  mission  upon  earth.  At 
that  time  A.  M.  R.  Gordon,  a  Scotchman  by  birth,  and  whose  real  name  was  A. 
McGregor  Rose,  was  a  member  of  the  Montreal  Herald  staff.  He  had  been  in 
the  habit  of  writing  verses  upon  different  subjects,  and  was  looked  upon  as  a  very 
bright  fellow  indeed.  The  city  editor,  turning  to  him,  said  : 
"Give  us  a  poem,  Gordon,  on  the  Emperor." 

In  less  than  an  hour's  time  he  turned  out  thirteen  verses,  which  were  entitled 
by  him  "  Kaiser  &  Co.,"  not  "  Hoch  der  Kaiser."  The  matter  was  sent  up  to  the 
printer  just  as  it  was  written,  and  by  some  mistake  the  foreman  of  the  composing 
room  only  picked  up  eight  verses  in  type,  leaving  the  other  five  verses  on  the 
galley.  The  paper  went  to  press  and  Gordon,  who  was  very  particular  about  his 
matter  being  strictly  correct,  got  one  of  the  first  copies  off  the  press.  He  at  once 
saw  the  mistake  and  the  form  was  re-cast,  not,  however,  before  a  few  hundred 
had  been  sent  into  the  mailing  room  for  the  foreign  mails.  Thus  the  fact  that  only 
eight  verses  were  copied  in  the  papers  which  printed  the  poem  at  the  time.  In  the 
second  edition  it  was  given  in  full  and  signed  A.  M.  R.  Gordon. 

A  few  months  ago  Gordon's  mind  commenced  to  fail,  and  he  was  finally  taken 
by  a  few  of  his  newspaper  friends  to  Notre  Dame  Hospital.  For  weeks  he  lay  as 
helpless  as  a  child  and  unable  to  recognize  any  one.  Finally  he  passed  away  and 
was  buried  by  those  who  had  enjoyed  his  society.  After  this,  some  inquiries  were 
made  as  to  who  he  was,  and  it  was  found  that  he  came  originally  from  Scotland, 
after  having  quarreled  with  his  wife.  He  worked  for  a  short  time  some  twelve 
years  ago  on  the  New  York  Herald,  and  afterward  drifted  all  over  the  country, 
spending  several  years  in  San  Francisco.  He  then  went  to  Montreal  and  remained 
there  until  the  time  of  his  death. —  The  Neiv  York  Herald. 


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CONTENTS  AND  ILLUSTRATIONS 


Myself — und  Gott 

Und  mein  own  Embire  Don'd  vas  Shmall 
Mein  Soldiers  Sing     Der  Wacht  am  Rhein  " 
Dere's  France,  She  Swaggers  All  Aroundt 
She  Vill  not  Dare  to  Fight  Again 
Von  Bismarck  vas  a  Man  auf  Might 
Ve  Knock  Him  like  ein  Man  auf  Sdraw 
Ve  Send  Him  ouds  in  Big  Disgrace 
Ve  Very  Brombtly  on  Him  Set 
Mit  Boers  und  Such  She  Interfere 
She  Dinks,  Good  Frau,  Some  Ships  She's  Got 
I  Bear  the  Spear  and  Helm  of  Mars 
With  Aspect  Dark  and  Visage  Grim 


myself  una  Qott." 


l>ocb  der  Kaiser, 

l^ER  Kaiser  of  dis  Fatherland 

Und  Gott  on  high  all  dings  command, 
Ve  two — ach !  Don't  you  understand  ? 
Myself— und  Gott. 


mpself  una  6ott. 


Rocb  der  Kaiser* 

reigns  in  Heafen  and  always  shall-, 
Und  mein  own  Embire  don'd  vas  shmall. 
Ein  noble  bair  I  dinks  you  call 
Myself— und  Gott. 


mpseir  und  Gott. 


•Ittcln  soldiers  sing  'Dcr  uiachf  m  min.'" 


Pocl)  der  Kaiser. 

%|ILE  some  men  sing der  power  divine, 

Mein  soldiers  sing  **Der  Wacht  am  Rhein'*^ 
Und  drink  der  health  in  a  Rheinish  wine 
Of  Me— und  Gott. 


mpseir  una  6otn 


Dere's  Trance  she  swaggers  all  mumv 


BocI)  der  Kaiser. 

^^ERE'S  France,  she  swaggers  all  aroundt. 
She's  ausgesspieldt. 
To  much  we  think  she  don't  amount. 
Myself— und  Gott. 


inpseir  una  6ott 


*'  Sbe  vill  not  flare  to  ffabt  min." 


RocD  der  Kaiser. 

^^HE  vill  not  dare  to  fight  again^ 

But  if  she  shouldt^  FII  show  her  blain 
Dot  Elsass  (und  in  French)  Lorraine 
Are  mein — by  Gott* 


mpseir  una  Gott 


Uon  Bismarck  m  n  mm  mf  miQinv' 


l>ocl)  der  Kaiser. 


VON  BISMARCK  vas  a  man  auf  might 
Und  dought  he  vas  glear  oud  auf  sights 
But  ach!  he  vas  nicht  good  to  fight 
Mit  Me— und  Gott. 


mpseir  und  6ott 


J■^■  Vavi'v^-Rs 
Uc  knock  Mm  like  cin  mn  of  $ardw." 


E  knock  him  like  cin  man  auf  sdraw, 
Vc  let  him  know  whose  vill  vas  law, 
Und  dot  ve  don^d  vould  sdand  his  jaw, 
Meinself — und  Gott. 


mpseir  una  6ort. 


J-K-V\//\U'\)ii 

Ue  $ena  Mm  oudt  in  i>ig  disgrace/' 


l>ocl)  der  Kaiser. 

^I^E  send  him  oudt  in  big  disgrace, 
Ve  gif  him  insuldt  to  his  face, 
Und  put  Caprivi  in  his  place, 
Meinself — und  Gott* 


mpself  und  6otn 


*U<  wry  woiMMiy  on  Mm  $ci." 


RocI)  der  Kaiser. 

m^ND  ven  Caprivi  get  svelled  hedt 
Ve  very  brombtly  on  him  set, 
Und  toldt  him  to  get  up  and  get, 
Memself — und  Gott^ 


mpscif  und  6ott. 


l>ocl)  der  Kaisen 

DERE^S  grandma  dinks  she  is  nicht  small 
beer^ 

Mit  Boers  und  such  she  interfere; 
She^II  learn  none  owns  dis  hemisphere, 
But  Me— und  Gott* 

mpseir  und  Gott. 


*'  $l)e  ainR$,  good  frau,  some  $wps  six's  got." 


^^HE  dinks^  good  frau^  some  ships  she^s  got^ 
Und  soldiers  mit  der  scarlet  goat. 
Ach!    We  could  knock  them!  Pouf! 
Like  dat, 

Myself— mit  Gott! 

mpseir  una  Gott. 


T  Dear  m  spear  ana  Deitn  of  mar$." 


l>ocl)  der  Kaiser. 

dimes  of  peace  brebare  for  wars, 
I  bear  the  spear  and  helm  of  Mars, 
Und  care  not  for  den  thousand  Czars, 
Myself— nut  Gott! 


mpseir  und  6otu 


Ulitl)  aspect  dark  una  Wsagc  grtm." 


Roci)  der  Kaiser, 

fact,  I  humor  efry  whim, 
With  aspect  dark  and  visage  grim; 
Gott  pulls  mit  me,  und  I  mit  him, 
Myself— und  Gott! 


mpself  una  6ott, 


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